Chiatura et Katskhi Pilier One Day Urbex Tour
Description
Découvrez le patrimoine industriel caché de la Géorgie lors de cette excursion décalée d'une journée à Chiatura et au pilier Katskhi. Voyagez à travers des paysages montagneux spectaculaires jusqu’à l’un des monuments les plus extraordinaires du pays – un monolithe de calcaire naturel de 40 mètres couronné d’un petit ermitage, symbole de la persévérance et de l’isolement humains. Continuez jusqu’à Chiatura, une ville minière surréaliste de l’époque soviétique autrefois connue comme la « ville des téléphériques ». Montez sur les gondoles originales de l'ère Staline, explorez les usines et les peintures murales abandonnées et ressentez l'atmosphère nostalgique du passé industriel de la Géorgie. Cette visite privée d'une journée combine histoire, architecture et photographie en un voyage inoubliable au-delà des sentiers touristiques habituels.
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Monastère de Mgvimevi construit au 8ème siècle. Ses façades sont ornées de croix et de bordures ornementales. À l'intérieur de l'église, sur les murs, il y a des peintures murales du 8ème siècle et le mur sud est recouvert de peinture du 16ème siècle. Une vieille fresque, qui a été découverte sous une nouvelle couche, représente un noble Rati de la région de Racha, accompagné de son épouse et de son frère Niania Kakhaberisdze. Un long tunnel sous l'église a été renforcé par des arches. Deux objets importants du monastère de Mgvimevi, une icône gravée et une très rare porte en bois incurvée du XIe siècle, sont maintenant conservés au Musée national géorgien. Dans le complexe monastique se trouvent également une petite église partiellement creusée dans le flanc d’une falaise et un clocher à deux étages construit entre le XIIe et XIVe siècle.
Le pilier Katskhi est un monolithe de calcaire naturel situé dans le village de Katskhi, dans la région d'Iméréti, dans l'ouest de la Géorgie, près de la ville de Chiatura.
L'attraction principale ici est le système de téléphérique de l'époque stalinienne, toujours utilisé et servant de principal moyen de transport dans la ville. Les téléphériques traversent les gorges de la rivière Qvirilia reliant la ville aux mines situées au-dessus par 10 voitures pour les passagers et 2 voitures pour le transport de manganèse. Certaines des stations sont ornées de peintures murales de héros soviétiques. Ce système de tramway aérien couvre plus de 6 km de câble et est hautement considéré comme un exploit exemplaire de l'ingénierie soviétique.
Chiatura est bien plus que des téléphériques! La promenade dans le centre était vraiment agréable et si vous aimez l'architecture soviétique, vous apprécierez encore plus l'endroit.
Dans la soirée, nous retournerons à Tbilissi
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Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Les enfants doivent être accompagnés par un adulte.
- Sous réserve de conditions météorologiques favorables.
- La capacité maximale du téléphérique est de 4 personnes.
- Certaines lignes de câbles sont fermées ou en réparation. Les visiter peut ne pas être possible.
- Afin d’assurer un voyage sûr et confortable, veuillez inclure chaque voyageur – y compris les enfants de tous âges – dans votre réservation officielle. Cela nous permet de fournir la taille correcte du véhicule et tous les sièges pour enfants nécessaires pour votre famille.
- Cette expérience ne convient pas aux voyageurs ayant des problèmes de mobilité ou une peur des hauteurs. La visite comprend l'utilisation de vieux téléphériques et la visite de points de vue élevés, ce qui peut être difficile pour les clients mal à l'aise avec les hauteurs ou les espaces clos.
- La visite implique un long trajet en voiture (environ 2,5 heures par trajet) — déconseillé aux voyageurs sujets au mal des transports ou aux problèmes de dos.
Avis(14)
This your was amazing. Aleksy picked us up and made the day all about us. He showed us what we wanted to see and was very polite. He provided us with a lot of cultural and historical information. It was just him and us three so we moved at our place and we're not delayed waiting for others. Thank you again.
Dear Szymon, Thank you so much for this fantastic review! 🙌 I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed exploring the industrial history and the unique atmosphere of the Chiatura and Katskhi Pillar tour. Aleksi really enjoyed showing you around the Soviet-era heritage and the famous old cable cars. It is great that the flexible pace allowed you to really soak in the experience without rushing. Hopefully, next time you are in Georgia, we will visit Tskaltubo together too! It is another incredible location for urban exploration that I think you would love. 🏚️🌿 Thanks again for choosing us!
Unique experience for those who are passionate about urban and industrial archaeology and Soviet architecture not to be missed. The expert and precise Alex guide. Really perfect experience
Grazie di cuore, Francesco! Siamo felicissimi che il nostro "Chiatura & Katskhi Pillar One-Day Urbex Tour" ti sia sembrato un’esperienza unica, esattamente ciò che vogliamo per chi ama l’archeologia industriale, l’urban exploration e l’architettura sovietica in Georgia. Alex sarà orgoglioso di sapere che la sua competenza e precisione hanno reso la giornata perfetta. Chiatura, con le sue funivie abbandonate, e l’iconico Katskhi Pillar continuano a lasciare senza fiato ogni viaggiatore in cerca di luoghi insoliti nei dintorni di Tbilisi. Ti aspettiamo per altre avventure 4x4 – magari nei deserti di David Gareji o tra i canyon di Kazbegi e Truso Valley – per mostrarti altri tesori nascosti della Georgia!
We had an excellent day out. George, our guide, was fun, knowledgeable and kind and we would definitely recommend.
Dear Adam, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and leave a 5-star review of your Chiatura and Katskhi Pillar One Day Private Tour. We truly appreciate your kind words and recommendation. We are thrilled to hear that you had a great day out and that George, your guide, made the experience enjoyable for you. George is indeed a fantastic guide who is passionate about providing a memorable and informative tour for our guests. We are glad that his knowledge, kindness, and fun personality added to the overall experience. Thank you for choosing our tour and for trusting us to show you the unique attractions of Chiatura and Katskhi Pillar. We are delighted that you had an excellent day and that you would recommend us to others. Should you plan to visit Georgia again in the future, we would be more than happy to welcome you back and provide you with another unforgettable experience. Once again, thank you for your kind words and for sharing your positive review. We greatly appreciate it.
We enjoyed the tour of Chiatura and its region. This is a much more local part of Georgia and quite different from the other more popular tours. We got the chance to see a monastery where the locals really go and no tourists. The old Soviet cable cars were really interesting to see. I would recommend this tour to people who want to see more off the beaten paths places.
The whole day was wonderful! We really enjoyed George showing us around the sights. The whole town of Chiatura should be a museum to the bygone days of mining.
Just came back from the tour, both me and my girlfriend enjoyed it a lot. Our guide Aleksi was a great, explaining all the time, always answering our questions competent and very friendly. He was very flexible with photostops and adapted the itinerary for us - he spontaneously changed the route and we also stopped in Gori at the Stalin museum, where he even checked us a guided tour, which made it way more interesting as there a not a lot of written explanations in English. As we are into photography we enjoyed Chiatura a lot, offering different kind of interesting motives. The atmosphere of the city was very special, even more as it was a rather dark and cloudy day. Definitely worth a visit! Thank you Aleksi!
Hello, Rafael! Thank you so much for your time and wonderful review. Chiatura is an amazing town and we are happy that you are satisfied with our tour. We will always be glad to see you and your wife in Georgia Safe travel!
We had a great day out with our tour guide Alexi. He showed us all the soviet areas we wanted to see and then a surprise trip to some extra places. He was a great host! Very knowlegable. Thank you for a great day!
I took a private tour with Aleksi to the town of Chiatura, probably something not on many tourists’ itineraries. I am interested in former Soviet architecture and some of these well preserved towns. Aleksi was full of passion and kept the entire day fun, as we talked both to and from Chiatura (about 3 hours each way from Tbilisi). He was so informative about each stop and I learned an incredible amount about the town and several monasteries we stopped at nearby. We also had some extra time and he drove out of his way to take me to the Stalin Museum in Gori, as well as drop me off into the middle of Old Tbilisi rather than my original pickup point. I would highly recommend this tour and cannot stress enough how great or a guide and person Aleksi is!
I have 3 days Randomly Selected package that Includes Airport Pick up and Drop off. It was great to know your driver via picture and car info through WhatsApp for pick up from the airport in Advance. Alaksis and katuna were both awesome entertainer through out whole trip. They truly made every trip memorable with lots of history and information. They really went extra mile with services. I will recommend this company to everyone I know. Thank You Alex, Alksis and katuna for making this trip memorable. Hope to see you Again.
Hello Masuma and Islam! Thank you so much thank you for choosing our company for your journey to Georgia. We are glad that you enjoyed traveling with us and we hope you got many pleasant memories.
I love history and my guide Alexi made sure i got the maximum out of this one day tour to Georgian Chernobyl. The cable cars and the trains were lovely to see and Alexi made sure we get maximum out by taking me to places which are not known yet worth visiting. If you are lover of history then take this trip and get the best out of it. Also, ask Alexi to take you to his fav restaurant and try the eggplant with walnut.
Thank you for taking the time for the review. We love to hear about our great staff and services. We really appreciate it and hope to see you soon, take care!
